Toucans - Year 6 2024 - 2025

Welcome to Toucans

Summer 2

Welcome to Toucan’s class and our class page.  I hope you have all had a restful holiday after such a busy few weeks, and that everyone is looking forward to the final half term at school.  There will be such a lot going on for Year 6 in addition to our usual curriculm, but I will keep you updated each week with all of the upcoming events.  Here is an overview of what we will be focusing on this half term:

Please ensure that your child brings in the correct P.E. kit and trainers every Monday morning and that it stays in school for the week. I would always advise that children bring a zip-up hoodie or jumper (rather than wearing their school jumper) as some days might still be little chilly.  Please make sure that your child has the correct school P.E. kit and that it is labelled clearly, so lost items can be returned to their rightful owner. Please also provide a water bottle and waterproof coat for your child every day as we never know what the weather might do!

Toucans will be taught by Mrs Austin on a Friday with additional support from Mrs Marsden on a Thursday morning.

Homework this half term will be project based, allowing the children some choice over what they are researching and learning about, and some creativity in how they present their work.  This will require them to plan their time, as well as working towards a final piece of work to present to others.  They will need to work steadily and regularly over a number of weeks which will support their independence and prepare them for what is to come at high school. 

Daily reading is essential for all children and in Upper KS2 and we advise that you continue to read for 15-20 minutes per day with your child, no matter their proficiency level. Whilst listening to your child, try to ask them questions about events that have happened so far, characters thoughts and motives and to make accurate predictions and inferences based on the text as well as the meanings of words within it.

Should you have any further queries, please feel free to contact me using the email address below.

Kind Regards,

Miss Cowie

cowie@cuddington.cheshire.sch.uk
Toucans Class Teacher
Science and Computing Lead